TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

DR-1557-PA affected Columbia County, Pennsylvania. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1557-PA

Declared

Sep 19, 2004

Public assistance

$480K

Project obligations

Registrations

165

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$328K

Roads and Bridges$46K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$46K

Debris Removal$25K

Emergency Protective Measures$21K

Buildings and Equipment$14K

Total PA obligated$480K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$222K

Renter-approved dollars$43K

Intake IHP dollars$530K

Validated phase 2 dollars$530K

Tracked registrations165

About this declaration

What DR-1557-PA means

DR-1557-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Columbia County, Pennsylvania, with an incident window starting Sep 17, 2004 through Oct 1, 2004. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Columbia County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.